Experimental simulation of time and frequency transfer via an optical satellite-ground link at 10(-18) instability

doi:10.1364/OPTICA.413114

	Experimental simulation of time and frequency transfer via an optical satellite-ground link at 10(-18) instability
	Shen, Qi 1,2,3,4; Guan, Jian-Yu 1,2,3,4; Zeng, Ting 1,2,3,4; Lu, Qi-Ming 1,2,3,4; Huang, Liang 1,2,3,4; Cao, Yuan 1,2,3,4; Chen, Jiu-Peng 1,2,3,4; Tao, Tian-Qi 3,5; Wu, Jin-Cai 3,5; Hou, Lei 6
刊名	OPTICA
	2021-04-20
卷号	8 期号:4 页码:471-476
ISSN号	2334-2536
DOI	10.1364/OPTICA.413114
英文摘要	Microwave-based satellite-ground links are used to transfer time and frequency in various applications such as metrology, navigation, positioning, and very long baseline interferometers. The existing approaches, however, cannot fully satisfy the requirements of these applications. In this study, we investigated the possibility of an optical-based satellite-ground link, where the transferred carriers are pulsed lasers, resulting in a link with a high time resolution and a large ambiguous range. First, we analyzed the parameters of satellites in different orbits and concluded that high-orbit links enable more stable time-frequency comparison or dissemination by taking advantage of the long duration, a large common view range, and the lower relativistic effects. Subsequently, we performed a 16 km free-space transfer experiment to simulate links in the loss, noise, and delay effects. The link exhibits an instability of 4 x 10(-18) at 3,000 s and an approximately 10 fs time deviation with an average loss of 72 dB, corresponding to the loss of a satellite-ground link at geostationary earth orbit (GEO). Based on these results, we expect that the instability of the time-frequency transfer via a GEO link might reach 10(-18) at 10,000 s. (C) 2021 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
资助项目	Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[2017YFA0303900] ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[2020YFC2200103] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies[AHY010100] ; Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province[2018B030325001] ; Special Development Fund of ZhangjiangNational InnovationDemonstration Zone
WOS关键词	CLOCKS ; NETWORK
WOS研究方向	Optics
语种	英语
出版者	OPTICAL SOC AMER
WOS记录号	WOS:000642200300007
资助机构	Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies ; Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies ; Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province ; Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province ; Special Development Fund of ZhangjiangNational InnovationDemonstration Zone ; Special Development Fund of ZhangjiangNational InnovationDemonstration Zone ; Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies ; Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies ; Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province ; Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province ; Special Development Fund of ZhangjiangNational InnovationDemonstration Zone ; Special Development Fund of ZhangjiangNational InnovationDemonstration Zone ; Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies ; Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies ; Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province ; Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province ; Special Development Fund of ZhangjiangNational InnovationDemonstration Zone ; Special Development Fund of ZhangjiangNational InnovationDemonstration Zone ; Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies ; Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies ; Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province ; Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province ; Special Development Fund of ZhangjiangNational InnovationDemonstration Zone ; Special Development Fund of ZhangjiangNational InnovationDemonstration Zone
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://210.72.145.45/handle/361003/10722]
专题	中国科学院国家授时中心
通讯作者	Shen, Qi
作者单位	1.Univ Sci & Technol China, Shanghai Branch, Natl Lab Phys Sci Microscale, Shanghai 201315, Peoples R China 2.Univ Sci & Technol China, Dept Modern Phys, Shanghai 201315, Peoples R China 3.Univ Sci & Technol China, CAS Ctr Excellence & Synerget Innovat Ctr Quantum, Shanghai 201315, Peoples R China 4.Shanghai Res Ctr Quantum Sci, Shanghai 201315, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Tech Phys, Key Lab Space Act Optoelect Technol, Shanghai 200083, Peoples R China 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Time Serv Ctr, Key Lab Time & Frequency Primary Stand, Xian 710600, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Shen, Qi,Guan, Jian-Yu,Zeng, Ting,et al. Experimental simulation of time and frequency transfer via an optical satellite-ground link at 10(-18) instability[J]. OPTICA,2021,8(4):471-476.
APA	Shen, Qi.,Guan, Jian-Yu.,Zeng, Ting.,Lu, Qi-Ming.,Huang, Liang.,...&Pan, Jian-Wei.(2021).Experimental simulation of time and frequency transfer via an optical satellite-ground link at 10(-18) instability.OPTICA,8(4),471-476.
MLA	Shen, Qi,et al."Experimental simulation of time and frequency transfer via an optical satellite-ground link at 10(-18) instability".OPTICA 8.4(2021):471-476.